快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 说话 說話 shuō huà to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word syn 聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / acute (of sight and hearing) syn 谈话 談話 tán huà to talk (with sb) / to have a conversation / talk / conversation / CL:次[ci4] syn 机灵 機靈 jī ling clever / quick-witted syn 巧妙 qiǎo miào ingenious / clever / ingenuity / artifice syn 瞎扯 xiā chě to talk irresponsibly / to talk nonsense syn 灵敏 靈敏 líng mǐn smart / clever / sensitive / keen / quick / sharp syn 智者 zhì zhě sage / wise man / clever and knowledgeable person syn 灵通 靈通 líng tōng fast and abundant (news) / clever / effective syn 伶俐 líng lì clever / witty / intelligent / deft / adroit syn 耍嘴皮子 shuǎ zuǐ pí zi to talk glibly / to talk big / to be all talk syn 乖巧 guāi qiǎo clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute syn 玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels / exquisite / detailed and fine / clever / nimble syn 弄巧成拙 nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face syn 伶牙俐齿 伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ clever and eloquent (idiom) / fluent / having the gift of the gab syn 聪明反被聪明误 聰明反被聰明誤 cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù (idiom) a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity / cleverness may overreach itself / too smart for one's own good 呓语 囈語 yì yǔ to talk in one's sleep / crazy talk syn 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo capable / clever / dexterous syn 谈天说地 談天說地 tán tiān shuō dì to talk endlessly / to talk about everything under the sun syn 妄言 wàng yán lies / wild talk / to tell lies / to talk nonsense / fantasy (literature) syn 妙趣 miào qù witty / clever / amusing 自作 zì zuò to act for oneself / to view oneself (as clever, virtuous, attractive) 妙招 miào zhāo smart move / clever way of doing sth 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 对谈 對談 duì tán to talk with sb (face to face) / discussion / talk / chat 灵机 靈機 líng jī sudden inspiration / bright idea / clever trick syn 高妙 gāo miào masterly / subtle and clever (or artwork, writing etc) syn 乖 guāi (of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever / shrewd / alert / perverse / contrary to reason / irregular / abnormal syn 聪 聰 cōng (literary) acute (of hearing) / (bound form) clever / intelligent / sharp syn 自作聪明 自作聰明 zì zuò cōng míng to think oneself clever (idiom) syn 小聪明 小聰明 xiǎo cōng ming clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded syn 机灵鬼 機靈鬼 jī líng guǐ (jocular) clever and quick-witted person syn 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì clever and quick-witted syn 颖 穎 yǐng head of grain / husk / tip / point / clever / gifted / outstanding syn 打官腔 dǎ guān qiāng to talk officiously / to assume the air of a functionary / to talk in official jargon 乖觉 乖覺 guāi jué perceptive / alert / clever / shrewd syn 妄说 妄說 wàng shuō to talk irresponsibly / ridiculous presumption talk 灵妙 靈妙 líng miào wonderful / ingenious / clever 譞 xuān usually used in a name / clever / intelligent 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 报告 報告 bào gào to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk / lecture / CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4],個|个[ge4],通[tong4] syn 讨论 討論 tǎo lùn to discuss / to talk over syn 谈论 談論 tán lùn to discuss / to talk about syn 说服 說服 shuō fú to persuade / to convince / to talk sb over / Taiwan pr. [shui4 fu2] syn 讲话 講話 jiǎng huà a speech / to speak / to talk / to address / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 话题 話題 huà tí subject (of a talk or conversation) / topic 开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth / to start to talk syn 言 yán words / speech / to say / to talk syn 通话 通話 tōng huà to hold a conversation / to talk over the telephone / phone call syn 胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense / drivel syn 商量 shāng liang to consult / to talk over / to discuss syn 对话 對話 duì huà to talk (with sb) / dialogue / conversation syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 胡说八道 胡說八道 hú shuō bā dào to talk rubbish syn 论 論 lùn opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc) syn 讲述 講述 jiǎng shù to talk about / to narrate / to give an account syn 扯淡 chě dàn to talk nonsense syn 坏话 壞話 huài huà unpleasant talk / malicious words 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect) syn 风声 風聲 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation syn 瞎说 瞎說 xiā shuō to talk drivel / to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact / not to know what one is talking about syn 直言 zhí yán to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly syn 开诚布公 開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table syn 胡话 胡話 hú huà nonsense / ridiculous talk / hogwash syn 自言自语 自言自語 zì yán zì yǔ to talk to oneself / to think aloud / to soliloquize syn 协商 協商 xié shāng to consult with / to talk things over / agreement syn 叙述 敘述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account syn 议论 議論 yì lùn to comment / to talk about / to discuss / discussion / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 傻话 傻話 shǎ huà foolish talk / nonsense 顶嘴 頂嘴 dǐng zuǐ to talk back / to answer back syn 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 念叨 niàn dao to talk about often / to reminisce about / to keep repeating / to keep harping on / to discuss syn 叙旧 敘舊 xù jiù to reminisce / to talk about former times syn 闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation / chat / gossip / to talk about (whatever comes to mind) syn 谈及 談及 tán jí to talk about / to mention 滔滔不绝 滔滔不絕 tāo tāo bù jué (idiom) to produce a torrent of words / to talk on and on 口舌 kǒu shé dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip / to talk sb round syn 讲理 講理 jiǎng lǐ to argue / to reason with sb / to talk sense / to be reasonable syn 牛皮 niú pí cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk syn 搭话 搭話 dā huà to talk / to get into conversation with / to send word syn 夸夸其谈 誇誇其談 kuā kuā qí tán to talk big / to sound off / bombastic / grandiloquent syn 独角戏 獨角戲 dú jiǎo xì monodrama / one-man show / comic talk syn 打岔 dǎ chà interruption / to interrupt (esp. talk) / to change the subject 调侃 調侃 tiáo kǎn to ridicule / to tease / to mock / idle talk / chitchat syn 开导 開導 kāi dǎo to talk sb round / to straighten sth out / to enlighten syn 闲扯 閑扯 xián chě to chat / idle talk syn 吹牛皮 chuī niú pí to boast / to talk big syn 空话 空話 kōng huà empty talk / bunk / malicious gossip syn 听讲 聽講 tīng jiǎng to attend a lecture / to listen to a talk syn 絮叨 xù dao long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point syn 谈到 談到 tán dào to refer to / to speak about / to talk about 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble syn 数落 數落 shǔ luo to enumerate sb's shortcomings / to criticize / to scold / to talk on and on syn 能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom) / the gift of the gab syn 危言耸听 危言聳聽 wēi yán sǒng tīng frightening words to scare people (idiom) / alarmist talk / reds under the beds syn 畅谈 暢談 chàng tán to talk freely / to discuss without inhibition syn 嘴皮子 zuǐ pí zi lit. lips / fig. glib talk syn 风月 風月 fēng yuè romance / beautiful scenery / small or petty (of talk etc) syn 